Report on the Fourth International Congress of Obesity and associated Satellite Symposium on the Dietary Treatment and Prevention of Obesity

A major report details some of the more important factors discussed at a 1983 international symposium on treating and preventing obesity. Topics include obesity classifications; the utility of height-weight tables; obesity prevalence; the etiology of obesity; the relationship of body composition to...

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Published inJournal of food & nutrition Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 93 - 104
Main Author English, R.M
Format Publication
LanguageEnglish
Published 1984
Subjects
conferences
disease diagnosis
disease prevention
feeding habits
guidelines
health promotion
obesity
risk
therapeutics
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Summary:A major report details some of the more important factors discussed at a 1983 international symposium on treating and preventing obesity. Topics include obesity classifications; the utility of height-weight tables; obesity prevalence; the etiology of obesity; the relationship of body composition to obesity and of adipose tissue (including the brown fat hypothesis) with obesity type; the relevance of metabolic rate as related to thermogenesis; satiety and appetite; food habits; various diseases associated with obesity (heart disease, diabetes, cancer); behavioral therapy; low energy diets and other weight-loss diets, exercise in body weight regulation; obesity in pregnancy; childhood obesity in pregnancy; childhood obesity; community education; and the government's role. (wz)